[adsense]They are calling it a "species jump", and are concerned that East Africa's horticulture could experience a tremendous crisis with fruit, vegetable, medicinal, and ornamental crops being affected.The Black Coffee Twig Borer has recently been discovered by researchers in Uganda, and they are saying that it crossed over from Robusta coffee crops and has … [Read more...]
Coffee Plant Pests and Diseases: A Rundown
[adsense]There's been a lot of talk circulating about the issues being caused and the crops being destroyed by multiple pests and coffee diseases currently. We have the Leaf Rust disease destroying crops in Central America, and the coffee borer beetle killing plants in Hawaii. These aren't the only two pests/diseases that can seriously harm a coffee crop, though. … [Read more...]
More coffee problems…
[adsense]While Central America is battling the leaf rust problem, Hawaii is not without their own coffee issues. Hawaii produces around $30 million a year in revenue off their Kona coffee industry, however the coffee berry borer is hindering this currently. "This could kill the industry an industry that's taken 100 years to build up could be gone in 5 or 10 years … [Read more...]